There's the rub - Danish Queen's husband refuses to share her grave

Record ID: 905163

  • Title: There's the rub - Danish Queen's husband refuses to share her grave
  • Date: 3rd August 2017
  • Summary: MOGELTONDER, DENMARK (FILE - MAY 24, 2008) (REUTERS) (CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL) DENMARK'S QUEEN MARGRETHE AND PRINCE HENRIK ARRIVING FOR WEDDING OF DANISH PRINCE JOACHIM CROWDS WAVING DANISH FLAGS MARGRETHE AND HENRIK WALKING TOWARDS CHURCH COPENHAGEN, DENMARK (FILE - JANUARY 15, 2012) (REUTERS) DOORS TO PALACE OPENING, MARGRETHE AND HENRIK WALKING OUT TO BALCONY TO CELEBRATE MARGRETHE'S 40 YEARS ON THE THRONE, PEOPLE CHEERING AND WAVING FLAGS BELOW MARGRETHE AND HENRIK WAVING CROWN PRINCE FREDERIK AND PRINCE JOACHIM STANDING WITH THEIR FAMILIES ON OTHER BALCONY, WAVING PEOPLE IN THE CROWD WAVING DANISH FLAGS MARGRETHE SHOUTING, AND CROWD OFF CAMERA SHOUTING: "HURRAH, HURRAH, HURRAH" PEOPLE IN THE CROWD WAVING DANISH FLAGS STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (FILE - MAY 22, 2012) (REUTERS) MARGRETHE AND HENRIK STANDING AND TALKING AT SWEDISH PRINCESS ESTELLE'S CHRISTENING
  • Embargoed: 17th August 2017 16:58
  • Keywords: Prince Henrik of Denmark buried next to wife Queen Margrethe of Denmark refuses to be buried next to wife Denmark royals
  • Location: MOGELTONDER AND COPENHAGEN, DENMARK AND STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
  • City: MOGELTONDER AND COPENHAGEN, DENMARK AND STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
  • Country: Denmark
  • Topics: Human Interest / Brights / Odd News,Society/Social Issues
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016SLSQX3
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL
    Prince Henrik of Denmark announced on Thursday (August 3) he does not wish to be buried next to his wife, Queen Margrethe, saying he is unhappy he was never acknowledged as her equal.
    Henrik, 83, who married Queen Margrethe in 1967, was later named the Queen's Prince Consort, but has repeatedly said he would have liked to be named King Consort.
    Prince Henrik retired last year and denounced his title of Prince Consort. Since then he has participated in very few official duties and instead spent much of his time at his private vineyard in France, although he is still married to the queen and they officially live together.
    In Denmark, a princess traditionally becomes queen, when her husband takes the throne.
    It had been expected that the Prince would be buried next to the Queen, 77, who is to be interred in the Roskilde Cathedral. Prince Henrik has two sons with the Queen, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim.
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